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as in to anger
to make angry
the clerk's brusque refusal of her request roiled her enough to prompt a complaint to his supervisor
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Recent Examples of roil
President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs have been roiling markets and raising recession fears.
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Paul Davidson, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
Buying spree in 2008 During the 2008 financial crisis, Buffett managed to swoop in and struck some of his most famous deals as the mortgage bubble burst and roiled financial markets.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2025
Pritzker’s roughly 10-minute interview followed a week when Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs roiled stock markets and left American investors, businesses and the nation’s trading partners perplexed about what the president is attempting to achieve.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Full Story 5 takeaways from the Trump tariff drama
Financial markets soared on Wednesday after President Trump issued a 90-day pause in almost all the tariffs that had roiled the global economy during the past week.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
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Paul Davidson, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
Buying spree in 2008 During the 2008 financial crisis, Buffett managed to swoop in and struck some of his most famous deals as the mortgage bubble burst and roiled financial markets.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2025
Pritzker’s roughly 10-minute interview followed a week when Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs roiled stock markets and left American investors, businesses and the nation’s trading partners perplexed about what the president is attempting to achieve.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Full Story 5 takeaways from the Trump tariff drama
Financial markets soared on Wednesday after President Trump issued a 90-day pause in almost all the tariffs that had roiled the global economy during the past week.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roil
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Taylor made clear his intent to run again for mayor well before Thao’s recall election in November, while rumors of Lee’s candidacy began swirling even before the ex-mayor’s removal became official in December.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2025
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While President Donald Trump paused his heavy reciprocal tariffs on countries for 90 days, his 10% universal tariff still stands, and there’s swirling uncertainty about what kind of levies are to come moving forward.—
Shannon Carroll,
Quartz,
18 Apr. 2025
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Trump's actions angered Canadians and stoked a surge in nationalism, helping the Liberals to flip the narrative and win a fourth straight term in power.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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Along with safety, downtown residents say green space has been one of the top concerns of the almost 100,000 people who live there, so the attack on some of the area’s few trees particularly angered people.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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That same mindset is transforming B2B marketing as companies shift from transactional sales to long-term relationships and community-building, creating moats that keep customers from churning while driving more upsell revenue (i.e., lifetime value).—
Scott Salkin,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Read the full Aries Daily Horoscope Taurus (April 20 - May 20) Burning and churning within?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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The effort has infuriated critics in a city that has pioneered harm reduction.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Apr. 2025
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The process changed because the cardinals infuriated the people of Viterbo, Italy by taking nearly three years to choose a successor to Pope Clement IV, who had died in their town.—
Made by History,
Time,
22 Apr. 2025
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No need to dirty another pot, wait for water to boil, or do more dishes.—
Nicole Hopper,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2025
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Bouillon is a word from the 17th century for a liquid to boil, usually offcuts of meat, but vegetables too, that make an inexpensive, hearty broth.—
BYAlex Ledsom,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2025
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Warren was beloved by the Cherry Grove community — by then, the Pines’s more bohemian counterpart — and her rejection enraged many, including Thom Hansen, who performed in drag as Panzi.—
Elyssa Goodman,
Them.,
25 Apr. 2025
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In the TikTok video that enraged so many of these men, the gimmick is that the executives are participating in a girly TikTok trend within the confines of their office.—
Constance Grady,
Vox,
14 Apr. 2025
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Especially during the pandemic, when there was so much anxiety, just seething under the surface.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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April 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM PDT Loading your audio article Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to the nation’s streets Saturday in an eruption of anger, alarm and seething discontent over President Donald Trump’s wholesale remaking of America’s economy, its government and its place in the world.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2025
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Seiders, 44, is charged with felony child pornography possession, misdemeanor annoying a child under 18, concealing a camera with intent to invade privacy and attempting to conceal a camera.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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What annoyed me was good old-fashioned stupid gameplay.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Roil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roil. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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